Mathematical Problems from Applied Logic I: Logics for the Xxist Century

By Dov M. Gabbay

Book Overview

Nonstandard Inferences in Description Logics: The Story So Far, Franz Baader and Ralf K sters: Introduction.- Description Logics and Standard Inferences.- Nonstandard Inferences-Motivation and Definitions.- A Structural Characterization of Subsumption.- The Least Common Subsumer.- The Most Specific Concept.- Rewriting.- Matching.- Conclusion and Future Perspectives.- Problems in the Logic of Provability, Lev Beklemishev and Albert Visser: Introduction.- Informal Concepts of Proof.- Basics of Provability Logic.- Provability Logic for Intuitionistic Arithmetic.- Provability Logic and Bounded Arithmetic.- Classification of Bimodal Provability Logics.- Magari Algebras.- Interpretability Logic.- Graded Provability Algebras.- List of Problems.- Open Problems in Logical Dynamics, Johan van Benthem: Logical Dynamics.- Standard Epistemic Logic.- Public Announcement: Epistemic Logic Dynamified.- Dynamic Epistemic Logic.- Background in Standard Logics.- From Information Update to Belief Revision.- Temporal Epistemic logic.- Game Logics and Game Theory.- Conclusion.- Computability and Emergence, S Barry Cooper: An Emergent World around Us.- Descriptions, Algorithms, and the Breakdown of Inductive Structure.- Ontology and Mathematical Structure.- Where does It All Start? -Towards a Model Based on Algorithmic Content.- Levels of Reality.- Algorithmic Content Revisited.- What Is to Be Done?- Samsara, The endless cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound. (OED)], John N Crossley: Introduction.- An Example of a Process.- What Logics Do We Need?- What are Logical Systems and What Should They Be?- The Nature of Proof.- Final Remarks.- Two Doors to Open, Wilfrid Hodges: Logic and Cognitive Science.- Medieval Arabic Semantics.- Applied Logic: A Manifesto, Lawrence SMoss: What is Applied Logic?- Mathematics and Logic, but Different from Mathematical Logic.- Applied Philosophical Logic.- What Does Computer Science Have to Do with It?- Other Case Studies.- Being as catholic as Possible.- Subject Index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441921109
• ISBN13: 9781441921109
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"